The Niigata Daishoten (Japanese 新潟大賞典) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in late April or early May over a distance of 2000 metres on turf at Niigata Racecourse.[1]
| Grade 3 race | |
 Niigata Racecourse from the stands | |
| Location | Niigata Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | 4-y-o+ |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | ¥ 92,980,000 (as of 2024) 1st: ¥ 43,000,000 2nd: ¥ 17,000,000 3rd: ¥ 11,000,000 |
The Niigata Daishoten was first run in its current form in 1979 and has held Grade 3 status since 1984. The race was run at Fukushima Racecourse in 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2001. It was run over 2200 metres in 1984, from 1986 to 1989 and from 1991 to 1994.
Winners since 2000
edit| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tayasu Meadow | 5 | Yukihiro Dohi | Keiji Kato | 2:01.0 |
| 2001 | Silent Hunter | 8 | Yutaka Yoshida | Yokichi Okubo | 1:59.5 |
| 2002 | King Fidelia | 4 | Hideaki Miyuki | Hiroshi Takeda | 1:58.8 |
| 2003 | Dantsu Flame | 5 | Masaru Honda | Kenji Yamauchi | 1:58.3 |
| 2004 | Meiner Amundsen | 5 | Naohiro Onishi | Kiyotaka Tanaka | 2:00.5 |
| 2005 | Air Selecao | 5 | Shinji Fujita | Yuji Ito | 1:58.9 |
| 2006 | Osumi Grass One | 4 | Hirofumi Shii | Masatoshi Ando | 1:59.1 |
| 2007 | Bright Tomorrow | 5 | Hatsuhiro Kowata | Sei Ishikaza | 1:57.7 |
| 2008 | Osumi Grass One | 6 | Yuga Kawada | Yoshiyuki Arakawa | 1:58.5 |
| 2009 | Shingen | 6 | Shinji Fujita | Hirofumi Toda | 1:56.9 |
| 2010 | Golden Dahlia | 6 | Yoshitomi Shibata | Yoshitaka Ninomiya | 1:57.7 |
| 2011 | Sacred Valley | 5 | Genki Maruyama | Yutaka Takahashi | 1:58.4 |
| 2012 | Hit The Target | 4 | Yoshihiro Furukawa | Keiji Kato | 1:59.0 |
| 2013 | Passion Dance | 5 | Kota Fukioka | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:56.9 |
| 2014 | Yule Singing | 4 | Hayato Yoshida | Kazuhiro Seishi | 1:59.2 |
| 2015 | D'Accord | 7 | Futoshi Komaki | Kazuya Nakatake | 1:59.6 |
| 2016 | Passion Dance | 8 | Akihide Tsumura | Yasuo Tomomichi | 1:57.8 |
| 2017 | Sunday Wizard | 5 | Shu Ishibashi | Ryuji Okubo | 1:58.6[2] |
| 2018 | Suzuka Devious | 7 | Kousei Miura | Mitsuru Hashida | 2:00.0[3] |
| 2019 | Mer de Glace | 4 | Damian Lane | Hisashi Shimizu | 1:58.6[4] |
| 2020 | Tosen Surya | 5 | Kazuo Yokoyama | Jiro Ono | 1:58.6 |
| 2021 | Sanrei Pocket | 6 | Katsuma Sameshima | Yoshitada Takahashi | 1:59.3 |
| 2022 | Red Galant | 7 | Yasunari Iwata | Takayuki Yasuda | 1:57.7 |
| 2023 | Karate | 7 | Akira Sugawara | Yasuyuki Tsujino | 2:03.8 |
| 2024 | Yamanin Salvum | 5 | Arata Saito | Naoya Nakamura | 2:00.1 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1984 - Micron Tenro
- 1985 - Kane Kuroshio
- 1986 - Super Gura Third
- 1987 - Sette Juno
- 1988 - Make A Smart
- 1989 - Memory Vica
- 1990 - Yuwa Forte
- 1991 - Tosho Balkan
- 1992 - Mejiro Palmer
- 1993 - Hashino Kenshiro
- 1994 - Golden Hour
- 1995 - Irish Dance
- 1996 - Maillot Jaune
- 1997 - Maillot Jaune
- 1998 - Silent Hunter
- 1999 - Brilliant Road
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Niigata Daishoten". Horse Racing in Japan.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post. 7 May 2017.
- ^ "2018 result". Racing Post. 6 May 2018.
- ^ "2019 result". Racing Post. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "新潟大賞典". Netkeiba.
- ^ "Niigata Daishoten". Netkeiba.